The top lots for the auction are as follows:
Breguet Sympathique, No. 2. Sold to Tiffany & Co. Breguet, No. 02, made in 1996. Exceptional gilt bronze astronomical 8-day going clock with phases and age of the moon, equation of time, centigrade thermometer, annual calendar with month and date, days of the week, power reserve indication, and 5-seconds remontoire winding spring detent chronometer escapement. Further accompanied by its matching numbered 18K yellow gold Tourbillon wristwatch with regulator-type dial and power reserve. Accompanied by the original morocco fitted box, shipping case, gold magnifying glass, key, a duplicata of the original certificate, and instruction leaflets.
Sold for 470,000.00
Estimate -
'1735 - Grande Complication' Blancpain, '1735 ' Grande Complication,' No. 28/30. Made in a limited edition of 30 pieces in the 1990s. Production of this model began in 1991. Extremely fine, rare and important, large, astronomic, minute-repeating, self-winding, platinum wristwatch with one-minute tourbillon regulator, round button co-axial splitseconds chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and moon age and a platinum Blancpain deployant clasp. Accompanied by a special fitted wooden winding box, loupe, setting pin, guarantee and instruction manual.
Sold for 324,000.00 USD
Estimate USD 320,000 - 370,000
EUR 225,000 - 260,000
CHF 345,000 - 400,000
Gyrotourbillon 1, No. 02/75, First Model sold to the Public Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Gyrotourbillon 1", No. 02/75, case No. 149.6.07. S., Ref. 600.64.20. Made in a limited edition of 75 pieces from 2005, with a production limited to 20 pieces per year. Sold on January 19, 2007. Exceptional and highly complicated, large, water-resistant, 8-day going platinum wristwatch with visible Jaeger-LeCoultre caliber 177 with inclined lightweight two-cage multi-axis spherical tourbillon, two barrels with sapphire covers, 'marchante' equation of time, perpetual calendar with retrograde month indication, leap-year indication and patented instant date display by means of two retrograde hands, power reserve indication, '1000 Hours Control', and Jaeger-LeCoultre platinum deployant clasp. Accompanied by a guarantee, fitted box, instruction booklet and loop.
Sold for 312,000.00 USD
Estimate USD 270,000 - 340,000
EUR 190,000 - 240,000
CHF 290,000 - 370,000
Titanium Jules Audemars Grande Complication Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Jules Audemars ' Grande Complication Automatique," No. 418145, case No. F 70514, Ref. 25866 TI. Made circa 2005. Extremely fine and rare, large, minute-repeating, astronomic, self-winding, titanium wristwatch with custom-ordered dial, co-axial round button split-seconds chronograph, register, perpetual calendar with indication of the weeks, moon phases and a titanium Audemars Piguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original winding box, setting pin, four spare leather bands and 2 certificates of exclusivity and authenticity.
Sold for 228,000.00 USD
Estimate USD 150,000 - 250,000
EUR 105,000 - 175,000
CHF 160,000 - 270,000
Platinum Cartier Tortue XL Tourbillon Cartier 'Tortue XL Tourbillon Chronograph Monopoussoir,' No. 24/40, Ref. 2759. Made in a limited edition of 40 pieces in 1996, sold on March 3, 2006. Very fine, large and rare, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with one-minute tourbillon regulator, single-button chronograph and a platinum Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted Cartier box, certificate and booklets. Further accompanied by a wooden Cartier travel case containing a pouch and a loupe. To be sold without reserve
Sold for 186,000.00 USD
Estimate USD 70,000 - 130,000
EUR 50,000 - 90,000
CHF 75,000 - 140,000